Mental retardation

Mental Retardation Taymont Mental Retardation is developmental disability that first shows in children under the age of 18. It is stated as an intellectual functioning level that is under average and certain limitations in daily living skills. Most people that are mentally challenged see things very challenging as other see effortless. Living skills, social skills, and also comprehension are few of the difficulties of the everyday life of a Mentally Retarded human. This illness can be caused in many ways. Trauma before birth, such as an infection or if parents drink alcohol, drugs, or any other substances. Trauma during birth, premature delivery, inherited disorders, such as phenylketonuria or Down syndrome. The reason doctors stress…

During a 1990 census, it was said that about 6.3 million people to 7.5 million people are affected by mental retardation. Charlie Gordon, who is the main character in Flowers for Algernon, was severely affected by mental retardation. In the novel Daniel Keyes, the author, wrote an inspiring story about a man who was born mentally retarded and his journey to become smarter. Throughout his whole life, he had wanted to be smart and he was told multiple times that he would never be able to become an…

In 1986, the Supreme Court banned the execution of insane persons in Ford v. Wainwright (477 U.S. 399). However, in 1989, the Court held that executing persons with mental retardation was not a violation of the Eighth Amendment in Penry v. Lynaugh (492 U.S. 584). Mental retardation would instead be a mitigating factor to be considered during sentencing. On June 20, 2002, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling ending the execution of those with mental retardation. In Atkins v. Virginia, the…

a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth, particularly of the skull and face of the infant. However, people can be effected by their mother’s prenatal alcohol consumption without having Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Alcohol-related birth defects and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders are both factors that contribute to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Readers might ask…

Health and medical institution have defined mental retardation as the brain development disability. It is the intellectual functioning level of a person that is below average and has significant limitations on decision making. Therefore, a person with a mental retardation should not face the same conviction and penalties as normal individuals. The Texas judicial system should apply the clinical practice’s standards when placing the intellectual impairment of the defendant. The United States,…

damage to the central nervous system. Since FAS is under-diagnosed, it is important to be able to recognize the characteristics. There are numerous symptoms of FAS which can include physical and mental complications. The effects of the alcohol may cause growth retardation and when born, the baby may have a small head size, shorter height, and low birth weight. Often the baby will have abnormal facial features, such as small eyes, short nose, flattened cheeks, and flattened philtrum (ridge…

The Northeast had more cases of hearing loss with developmental delay, low vision, learning disability, orthopedic impairment, emotional disturbance, and autism. The Midwest had more prevalence of hearing loss with developmental delay, learning disability, intellectual disability (mental retardation), emotional disturbance, and autism. The South had more cases of hearing loss with developmental delay, blindness, orthopedic impairment, and intellectual disability (mental retardation). Lastly, the…

Cri du chat Syndrome Cri du chat syndrome is an uncommon genetic condition that is caused by missing genetic material on chromosome 5. Specifically a part on the small arm (p) of chromosome 5 is absent. The disorder occurs in 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 live births according to the US National Library of Medicine. What causes this to happen is currently unknown. Cri du chat syndrome was first described in 1963 by French geneticist Jérôme Lejeune. He noticed that several of his patients…

In fact, most victims of this disease die within two to three days (3). A case report published by the APA analyzes a Caucasian woman who suffered from Patau syndrome and how it affected her 17 siblings. Eight of them died within the first few weeks of life. Another five died between the ages of 10 and 34 as a result of the medical complications of the syndrome; these siblings had mental retardation and psychosis. One living sibling, a 30-year-old man, suffered from mental retardation and…

and 4.7% has an IQ score underneath 72. In any case, this measure does not represent versatile conduct aptitudes. In view of exact examining, Braddock (2013) recommended that exclusive 1.1% of the general public can be accepted to have mental retardation, yet the extent of cases that can be credited to a known cause is evaluated to be just 40% to half (I. Duvdevany et al., 2002). A comprehension of the study of disease transmission of MR of obscure cause may prompt to the distinguishing proof…